Rules for “Say Something”

1. With your partner, decide who will “say something” first.

2. When you say something, do one or more of the following:  Make a prediction  Ask a question  Clarify something you had misunderstood  Make a comment  Make a connection

3. If you can’t do one of the five things, then you need to reread. “Say Something Starters” Make a Prediction  I predict that…  I bet that…  I think that…  Since this happened (fill in detail) then I bet the next thing that is going to happen is…  Reading this part makes me think that this (fill in detail) is about to happen…  I wonder if… “Say Something Starters” Ask a Question  Why did…  What’s this part about…  How is this (fill in detail) like this (fill in detail)…  What would happen if…  Why…  Who is…  What does this section (fill in detail) mean…  Do you think that…  I don’t get this part here… “Say Something Starters” Clarify Something  Oh, I get it…  Now I understand…  This makes sense now…  No, I think it means…  I agree with you. This means…  At first I thought (fill in detail), but now I think…  This part is really saying… “Say Something Starters” Make a Comment  This is good because…  This is hard because…  This is confusing because…  I like the part where…  I don’t like this part because…  My favorite part so far is…  I think that… “Say Something Starters” Make a Connection  This part reminds me of…  This part is like…  This character is like (another character) because…  This is similar to…  The differences are…  I also (name something in the text that has also happened to you)…  I never (name something in the text that has never happened to you)…  This character makes me think of…  This setting reminds me of…